Hiring from Within Letter to Department Chairs
PSC President James Davis and Secretary Penny Lewis sent a letter to all CUNY department chairs on Thursday, May 5 urging them to “consider the qualifications of CUNY’s excellent adjunct faculty” as they seek to fill the new full-time faculty lines won in the latest State budget. The…
This Week in the PSC (04.15.22): 50 Years of the PSC
50 Years of the PSC Fifty years ago, on April 14, 1972, the Legislative Conference and the United Federation of College Teachers merged to create the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY. In the five decades that have followed, the PSC has been a leading force for academic unionism and a tenacious advocate for…
State budget for CUNY
Dear PSC Members, While we await final details about the New York State fiscal year 2023 enacted budget, I want to provide a preliminary report and congratulate everyone who participated in this year’s extraordinary budget campaign. From the huge marches in the city, to the rallies and press…
Statement on CUNY funding in the FY23 NYS Budget
James Davis, President of the Professional Staff Congress, the union representing 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York, released the following statement about the Fiscal Year 2023 New York State budget after Governor Hochul announced a conceptual agreement. “We thank Governor Hochul, Majority Leader…
6000 New Yorkers petition Governor Hochul to commit $500 million in recurring funding for the City University of New York
Previous Pause Next CUNY USS Chair, CUNY Rising Alliance Campaign Coordinator, and PSC-CUNY President Deliver Petitions to Governor Hochul New York, NY–5,995 CUNY community supporters, students, and employees have signed a letter calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature to invest “$500 million to hire more full-time…
CUNY and SUNY are Economic Development
Studies Show Investments in NYS Public Higher Education Institutions Have Strong ROI New York State and its local governments currently spend in the neighborhood of $10 billion annually on a broad array of economic development programs with the goal of creating jobs and strengthening local economies. Read the…
This Week in the PSC (03.26.22): An action a day to bring home $500M
An Action a Day to Bring Home $500M Funding toward the New Deal for CUNY is central to the final budget discussion in Albany. An increase of as much as $500 million is on the table for CUNY, and we have seven days left to bring it home. Legislators will be…
Faculty, Staff, Students, Unions Rally at Capitol, Calling on Governor, Majority Leader and Speaker to Increase CUNY & SUNY Funding by $1 Billion
As budget negotiations progressed, dozens of students, faculty, college staff and union leaders and legislative allies descended on the Capitol Wednesday, March 23 to call for an additional $1 billion–$500 million each–for CUNY and SUNY. During a rally outside the Capitol, advocates performed a “cantestoria,” a street theater…
